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Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 17Β°C, max - 34Β°C. 95% chance of no rain

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Sky orange. Is it dust from wind or smoke from fires?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Someone in the other DT linked the satellite feed. Wind is dragging smoke from the Grampians fire over the city.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Very apocalyptic looking outside, and now the smoke smell has hit where I am, it’s really strong. Got the clothes inside and split system on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah I noticed that too. 2019 vibes 😬

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

So much for drying my clothes.

I thought it looked a little bit strange outside.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I think it’s smoke from the fire in the Grampians

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

There's also a bushfire out in The Gurdies towards Philip Island past Cranbourne. It's a lot smaller and fresher, but that's probably contributing, at least to the SE folk

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I noticed the weird sky about half an hour ago but now I can smell smoke. I hope everyone is safe. This is gonna be a long tough summer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeh everything is superrr orangey in the city